“No, I want a chance to study it before this recoupling.” Freyr snapped. She keyed her access code into the console and relayed that directive downstairs. “That door is seven metres thick, with an isolated switch. I think we’re safe for a little while.” They watched the will-o-wisp extending from the side of the Object sniffing at the doors into the Vault.

Freyr was torn now. In theory, she could enter the Cradle from the very lab they were standing in - there was a room full of harnesses just next door. They could get this process underway immediately, rather than risk losing the initiative. 

But this could be her only chance to study the Object up close before it joined with the Cradle, and going to the Vault was the best place to do that. The harnesses in there also had some special...features which could come in useful if she was to monitor proceedings from the inside.

In the end, her mind was made up for her, when Thrace boomed: “Coast is clear! Pack your things, those of you who’re heading downstairs. We’re moving out.” Freyr looked up, and noticed most of her team were staring at her, waiting for her orders. She cleared her throat. “Same teams as before. Stay in close contact and stick to the plan, alright? Lets go.”